Letter: It’s time for Reading to get house in order

Communication, trust will point the way to a better future.

Editor:

When President John F. Kennedy said, “Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man,” he was not responding to your Feb. 13 editorial (“Government dysfunction only getting worse in Reading”). His words, however, reassure us that what is happening in our city government can be corrected.

I concur with the editor that Reading deserves much better government. But for our city to be better, we must do better. Good leadership starts with the ability to communicate a clear vision and create a climate of trust between members of a team that work to execute the vision. When that happens, productivity will increase, and the headlines will be rewritten to focus on transformation rather than dysfunction.

It is time to get our house in order so we can focus on what really needs to be done to make our city a safe, inclusive, business-friendly community — the opportunity capital of Pennsylvania for everyone. It truly is time.

Annarose Ingarra-MilchReading

Editor's note: Ingarra-Milch is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Reading mayor.